Nigeria Catholic Network (NCN) is the one stop integrated network for all that concerns the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Here you find news and information on the structures, administration, sacramental life, institutions, groups, organs, events, and much more, in the Church in Nigeria. This is an initiative of the National Directorate of Social Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, (CSN), the Communication Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN)
FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
The Catholic Bishop of Nsukka, Most Rev. Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, today being Sunday, 7th December 2025 (Second Sunday of Advent), paid a pastoral visit to Divine Mercy Parish, Obukpa Layout, where he celebrated the Eucharist and administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to 263 candidates, whom he described as “new missionaries, messengers of peace, soldiers of
FEAST OF THE DAY December 8 SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, celebrated on December 8, honors Mary as the woman preserved from original sin from the moment of her conception — chosen by God to be the pure vessel who would bear
Book Review: “Enhancing Communication in the Parish Community” Author: Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh Reviewer: Very Rev. Fr. Melvis Mayaki Introduction It is a great honour to be invited to this book launch as the reviewer. The author, Very Rev Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, the National Director of Social Communications at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria
The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), through its Migrants and Refugees Unit (MRU), has published a new resource titled, Spiritual Advocacy for Migrants and Refugees in Nigeria, dedicated to strengthening the spiritual care of migrants and refugees in the country. The document presents a general understanding of migration, articulates the Church’s pastoral response, and
By CSN Media The Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development at the Vatican has acknowledged and commended the Church in Nigeria for her apostolate of pastoral care of migration. This recognition highlights the remarkable strides the Church continues to make in responding to the complex phenomenon of migration in
By CSN Media Noble Bro Chuks Joachim Amamgbo has emerged as the Supreme Subordinate President (National President) of the Knights of St. John International (KSJI), Nigeria. This followed the result of elections for both the Knights and Ladies in Enugu during the KSJI convention, held from November 27 to 30, 2025. According to the erstwhile
By PJ Usanga, CSN Media The Family and Human Life Unit (FHLU) of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has called on diocesan coordinators and secretaries across the country to embrace greater creativity, commitment, and innovation in the discharge of their duties. The charge was delivered by the new Episcopal Secretary of the Unit, Rev.
By Paul Udokang (Rabbi) At a time when doubt wrestles with truth and public discourse is clouded by political noise, the Kontagora children remain a symbol of what must never be trivialized—human life, human innocence, and national conscience. Their abduction is not a topic for argument or sensational journalism; it is a wound—fresh, collective, undeniable.
By PJ Usanga, CSN Media The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius A. Kaigama, on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, received His Excellency Roberto Mengoni, the newly appointed Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, who paid him a courtesy visit. The meeting reaffirmed the long-standing historical ties between Italy and the Catholic Church. Archbishop Kaigama warmly welcomed
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh Beyond all gimmicks and manipulations, in the quiet of a nation’s conscience, the names of kidnapped children echo louder than any political slogan or careerism. Each of these names is not a statistic, not a pawn, but a heartbeat stolen from the embrace of family in a nation that should